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Ruling party faces exit as Uruguay votes for president
A win for the right would 'reflect a trend in the region of voters rejecting the incumbent party over disappointing results,' an analyst says
Scottish leader calls for second independence vote by 2021
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's government aims to 'give people a choice on independence' from the United Kingdom before the end of the current term of parliament expires in May 2021
Deaths, vote-rigging claims hit Bangladesh election day
(4th UPDATE) The election-day deaths brought to 18 the official police toll for election violence since the ballot was announced on November 8
Bangladesh election campaign ends with new death, arrests
Weeks of street protests and violent clashes during the campaign season leaves at least 10 people dead, and thousands of election party workers and supporters arrested
Hong Kong bans pro-independence party
The space for political dissent in semi-autonomous Hong Kong is shrinking in the face of an increasingly assertive China under President Xi Jinping
New Zealand PM says poll deadlock may last 3 weeks
Maverick MP Winston Peters emerges as kingmaker after Bill English's conservative National Party and the Jacinda Ardern-led Labour both fail to win an outright majority
Shock election results leave UK in political limbo
UPDATED British Prime Minister Theresa May faces pressure to resign after losing her parliamentary majority plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom
Shock election may delay Brexit talks, soften tone – experts
The country could be plunged into uncertainty for weeks as Theresa May seeks to form a government if her Conservative party loses its overall majority as an exit poll and near complete results indicate
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A hung parliament in Britain?: What happens next
UPDATED The United Kingdom officially has a hung parliament Here is what would happen next
Uncertainty in UK as May tipped to lose majority
UPDATED The election comes at a pivotal time in British history as it negotiates a complicated exit from the European Union the first country to leave the 6 decade old bloc
Suu Kyi's party wins string of seats, rejected by Myanmar's minorities
UPDATED The National League for Democracy fares well in its strongholds around Yangon and in central regions further north but faces losses in ethnic minority areas
Scottish lawmakers to hold independence vote on eve of Brexit
Lawmakers in Edinburgh are due to vote on Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon s bid for a new referendum despite the prime minister s last minute appeals
Scottish parliament set to back new independence vote
UPDATED Lawmakers are set to back First Minister Nicola Sturgeon s call for a second referendum when they vote following a two day debate in the semi autonomous assembly in Edinburgh
British MPs approve bill to start Brexit
The unamended two clause bill now moves to the House of Lords where there may be more opposition from unelected peers – and where May s Conservative party does not have a majority
British MPs approve first stage of Brexit bill
Prime Minister Theresa May is under intense pressure to push the bill through quickly having promised EU leaders she would trigger Article 50 by the end of March
UK publishes draft bill on triggering Brexit
The European Union Notification of Withdrawal Bill asks parliament to give Prime Minister Theresa May authority to start the formal mechanism by which Britain will leave the bloc
Bill English sworn in as New Zealand PM
UPDATED Socially conservative Bill English is sworn in as the country s new prime minister following last week s shock resignation of his popular predecessor John Key
Scotland's Sturgeon says independence will happen
The Scottish National Party SNP leader pledges to explore all options to prevent Scotland being taken out of the European Union against its will
Scottish leader unveils new independence plan
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveils plans for a new independence referendum in case her demands for more autonomy and for Scotland to stay in Europe s single market are not met
Scotland faces independence dilemma as Brexit looms
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to explore all options to protect Scotland s place in the EU after Scots bucked the national trend by voting to remain in the bloc
Khan triumphs as London's first Muslim mayor
5th UPDATE I want every single Londoner to get the opportunities that our city gave to me and my family – the opportunities not just to survive but to thrive says Sadiq Khan
Hong Kong independence 'inevitable' says campaign leader
The discussion of what was largely a taboo subject in Hong Kong has now undeniably become part of its political narrative as frustrations increase particularly among younger generations
Hong Kong threatens 'action' against independence party
UPDATED The Hong Kong government says advocating independence is against the city s mini constitution while China Daily says the move is idiotic
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in troubled Rakhine State
A statement announcing the order says there is currently no threat of danger to people s lives in Rakhine
Slovakia's Fico set for victory in EU's anti-refugee east
The leftist populist Robert Fico is using anti Muslim and anti refugee rhetoric to clinch a win in Slovakia s general elections
Thousands join anti-nuclear weapons march in London
If a nuclear war took place there would be mass destruction on both sides of the conflict says Jeremy Corbyn
British parliament reconvenes after Cameron's victory
The substantial business starts next week when the queen delivers a speech outlining the new government s program at the traditional state opening of parliament
Britain in new era after Cameron's shock victory
Britain adjusts to a new political landscape after a shock election victory for Prime Minister David Cameron that decapitated the opposition and bolstered secessionists in Scotland
Scottish MPs celebrate election success with anti-austerity pledge
It is the priority that elected lawmakers from the Scottish National Party will take to the very heart of the Westminster agenda says party leader Nicola Sturgeon
'Lion roars' as Scottish nationalists score historic sweep
UPDATED The nationalists win 56 of 59 parliamentary seats in Scotland in Thursday s general election up from just 6 at the last vote in 2010
Student, 20, is Britain's youngest MP as SNP surge
Mhairi Black who pronounces her first name Mary wins a majority of over 5 000 in Thursday s election to topple Douglas Alexander the Labour party s 47 year old foreign affairs spokesman and campaign chief
Surprise lead for Conservatives in UK election exit poll
The centre right Conservatives are projected to win 316 seats compared to 239 for Ed Miliband s center left Labour party in a result that tears up pre election predictions
How the UK parliamentary elections work
The leader of the party that gains the majority of seats in the parliamentary election becomes the new prime minister
Britain votes in suspense-filled general election
While the leaders of both main parties insist they can win a clear majority in the 650 seat House of Commons they will almost certainly have to work with smaller parties to form a government
Britain votes in election which could define its future
The election looks set to deliver a minority government for the first time since 1974
UK's election in numbers
Take a look at the numbers and what they mean in this year s United Kingdom elections
Leaders prepare final push in tight UK election
While neither of the two main party leaders is talking in public about the possibility of a minority government the polls suggest that Britain is heading that way for the first time since 1997
Britain's boring election reaches gripping finale
The vote could help decide whether Britain stays in the European Union and whether Scotland remains in Britain as well as putting some of Westminster s biggest names out of a job
Eyeing power, Scottish nationalists launch British election manifesto
UPDATED Nicola Sturgeon vows that the SNP will act responsibly and constructively if it agreed to prop up a minority center left Labour government led by Ed Miliband
Scottish nationalists offer to help British opposition to power
Nicola Sturgeon says she will help Labour leader Ed Miliband take over from his main rival Prime Minister David Cameron
Uncertainty the only certainty a month before UK election
In one month Britain votes in a general election likely to put the nail in the coffin of two party politics and herald an uncertain future of coalitions alliances and horse trading
Campaign kicks off for tight British election
Opinion polls suggest that neither the center right Conservatives nor center left Labour will win an outright majority in the 650 seat House of Commons
Scottish secessionists vow to shake up UK parliament
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon says her pro independence party will act in the interests of left wingers across the UK if they are in a position of influence after the May 7 polls
UK opposition rules out coalition with Scottish separatists
Labour s hopes of returning to power have been severely dented by a surge in support for the left wing Scottish National Party
Separatists to dominate Scotland in UK election – poll
A poll gives pro independence Scottish National Party the lead in Scotland in the upcoming United Kingdom general elections in May
New Scottish leader holds first meeting with Cameron
Scotland s new first minister Nicola Sturgeon meets British Prime Minister David Cameron for the first time since taking office with the two discussing the further devolution of powers
Scottish independence party names new leader
First Minister Alex Salmond quit after the September ballot and has now been replaced by his deputy Nicola Sturgeon
Down but not out: Nationalist Scots fight on
It is 3 weeks since Scotland voted to reject independence on September 18 but the energy behind the nationalist campaign shows no signs of dissipating
UN biodiversity meet warns of unmet targets
Governments meet in South Korea to analyze progress since they agreed four years ago on 20 targets for stemming the tide of biodiversity loss
